tailler

/ta.je/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
taille
past
a taillé
perfect
taillé

Meaning

  1. to trim, to prune

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

élaguer

Close — élaguer specifically means to prune trees; tailler is the general word for trimming.

Similar in other languages

German

beschneiden

Close — to trim, to prune relates to pruning, curtailing.

English

prune

prune is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to trim, to prune."

Practice

1 What does tailler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ les rosiers chaque printemps.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tailler?

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